Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the best feast of trimmings, sides and sauces. Our recipes will help you prepare the ultimate menu.
Jazz up your Christmas dinner with ease with our Glow Up mini recipes: they including a sage and nutmeg garlic butter to toss with veg, rosemary candied pecans to add crunch and a surprisingly moreish hazelnut and orange chilli oil to intrigue your guests….
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Game recipes
Game terrine with brandy-soaked prunes
Nicholas Balfe’s game terrine makes for a special Christmas dish. The rich, warming festive spices go beautifully with seasonal game...
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Preserves recipes
Wine jelly
Debora Robertson’s wine jelly is a versatile condiment to have on hand at Christmas and can be made and stored...
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Leek recipes
Creamy baked leeks
In this festive side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. Recipe taken...
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Roast sprouts with bacon, chestnuts and cream
Roast sprouts with bacon and chestnuts until the veg are just tender, then stir throughcr eam for an unapologetically decadent...
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Christmas recipes from around the world
Christmas Jansson’s temptation
Brontë Aurell shares her recipe for Jansson’s temptation (Jansson’s frestelse), a classic Swedish potato dish traditionally made with cream and...
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Bread sauce recipes
The best bread sauce
Bread sauce is a classic for good reason: it’s a seriously good addition to Christmas dinner, adding creamy richness and...
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Carrot recipes
Orange and honey-roast carrots and parsnips
Carrots and parsnips are an important part of a roast dinner because they add colour and sweetness – especially with...
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Red cabbage recipes
Braised red cabbage with pickled walnuts and tarragon
Red cabbage is an essential element of the festive plate, thanks to its sweetness and acidity. Make this Christmas side...
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Brussels sprouts recipes
Sprout and anchovy gratin with porcini crumb
Sprouts can soak up flavour yet stand up to bold, fierce cooking, thanks to their density. This side dish, with...
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Stuffing recipes
Goose liver and sausagemeat stuffing
This rich sausagemeat stuffing for roast goose is bolstered with the goose’s liver and given zing with pickled walnuts. Stuffing...
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Gravy recipes
Goose gravy
When there’s a roast goose in the mix, it’s easy to make a great gravy. The day before you’ll be...
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Christmas peas
Flecked with the pink of grapefruit and peppercorns, this bowl of peas provides a much needed flash of green at...
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Sprouts in blankets
Two Christmas icons combine…What’s not to love? As the bacon crisps up, the sprouts are almost confited in bacon fat,...
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Celeriac recipes
Celeriac, sage and black garlic gratin
Earthy celeriac, woody sage and the powerful umami of black garlic create the ultimate winter dish. This absolute flavour-bomb of...
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Tahini recipes
Tahini roast potatoes with figs
OK, so these aren’t the prettiest roast potatoes you’ve ever seen, but believe us, they make up for it in...
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best gratin dauphinois
The side dish of dreams, the comfort food of the gods – gratin dauphinois is France’s creamy, beige gift to...
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